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IBM battles dire mainframe myths

IBM's mainframe expert argues conventional wisdom on big iron is plagued by several myths

Microsoft cuts the prices of some Office 365 plans

Prices of plans for midsize companies and enterprises fell as much as 20 per cent

Standardizing the desktop

Creating a 'gold standard' desktop version to push out to all employees can mean lower costs, tighter security and smoother operations

Cisco pays US$5 billion for video company

NDS is the most significant acquisition for Cisco since it bought videoconferencing leader Tandberg in 2009

HP CloudAgile program pursues more cloud services providers

Plus, changes to Office 365 pricing and Windows 8 from Microsoft

Hockey Night in Distribution

D & H extend credit lines as Ingram takes employee wellness seriously

Why desktop virtualization is a tool, not a strategy for taking on BYOD

Andy Papadopoulos, managing partner at Toronto's Navantis, tells CDN some challenges with BYOD and why desktop virtualization may not be enough to take on the trend

New Epson printers are exclusive to reseller channel

WorkForce Pro C Series promise lower printing costs as Epson aims to boost its channel presence

Foreign telcos will bid on Canadian spectrum

The big carriers didn't get the open auction they want, but new operators also didn't get the opportunity to buy all of the spectrum themselves

iPads, iPhones hit help desks hard

While the help desk is being tasked to do more in the age of consumerization of IT, additional resources are not forthcoming

Oracle lays out long-range Java intentions

Presentation posted on the QCon conference website indicates plans for object capabilities and JVM and cloud improvements

Telus now offers full managed mobile services

Carrier teams with U.S. services provider to offer enterprises the ability to outsource configuration, management and analysis of mobile devices

Microsoft CRM partner builds ‘first-ever Windows 8 tablet app for the enterprise’

Plus, is VCE worth the price? And, Cisco's other investments in the U.K.

‘Siri, I have some some suggestions for you’

Apple's voice-controlled personal assistant could be better; here's how

IT execs still awaiting Windows 8 on tablets

Would likely run corporate Windows apps, though some wonder if Microsoft's tablet can compete with iPad, Android devices

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